78 Weather Types of weather sun fog wind thunder lightning Adjectives and verbs noun adjective sun sunny rain rainy wind windy cloud cloudy snow snowy fog foggy thunder thundery lightning S Ir’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong. Ie’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing / it’s snowy in Moscow. Ie’s raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada. It’s lovely weather today, isn’t it! [NoT It’s a lovely weather.] Its a horrible day, isn’t it! You cannot say It’s winding./ clouding / fogging / sunning. Other useful weather words It is very hot in Mexico ~ it is often 45 degrees there in summer. Ic is very cold in the Arctic ~ it is often minus 50 degrees there. It is very wet in London — carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there. It is very dry in the Sahara - it doesn’t often rain there. A hurricane is a very strong wind. ‘A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together. A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together. Tip: If you are able to see the weather forecast in English on television, watch it as often as you can. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)37.1 37.2 37.3 37. 37.5 37. Exercises Match the words and the symbols. 1 snow 2 sun 3 rain 4 fog lightning 6 wind 7 cloud Look at the types of weather in A. Write them down in order from your most favourite to your least favourite. Look at the chart. Write sentences about the towns in the chart. © Hanoi 1 Ie is. Sunny, in. Hanoi, see Hong Kong 2 Ie is raining. in, Hong... Kong. La Paz 3 Itis el Paris 4it ‘Tashkent © Seoul 6 Warsaw 7 Washington 8 Complete these sentences with a word from the opposite page. 1 The sun ery day last month. 2 When it , [take my umbrella. 3 Icis lovely today, isn’t it. 4 When it » we can go skiing. 5 You see before you hear thunder. 6 Iris 24 here today. 7 Itis dangerous to be in a small boat at sea in a 8 Itis very in Siberia in winter. Are these sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them, It often snows in December. Itis usually 40 degrees in summer and minus 20 degrees in winter. ‘There are thunderstorms every day in August. It is very wet in spring. ‘We never have hurricanes. Summer is my favourite season because it is usually hot and dry. aAuaune Write about the weather where you are today. Use as many words as possible from the opposite page. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 1938 Inthe town You can get a train at the railway station. You can change money at the bank. You can read books and newspapers at the library. or You can park your car in/at the car park. Streets and roads podemranare Ie —— PARKING. PROHIBITED no parking no entry 80 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 Exercises Answer the questions. Where can I get a bus to London? At the bus station. Where can I get information about hotels? Where can I change money? ‘Where can I park? Where can I see very old things? Where can I post a letter? AueUNe Look at the map on the opposite page. Ask questions. 1 ..Where's, the. library? Near the roundabout. 2 In the square. 3 Go left at York Street, 4 In the pedestrian area. 5 London Road car park is best 6 There’s a bank in Queen Street. What words are these? 1 sumuem museum 2 nowt lal 5 ywrlaai nttoisa 3. brilyra 6 dracepsrin raae 4 rac prak 7 frtafei dnearw What are these signs? PROHIBITED Write a paragraph about your town. Use the words opposite. English Vocabulory in Use (elementary) 8t39 Inthe countryside The country (eg. Franc and the country both mean ‘not the ci ina). Country can also mean a nation Things we can see in the countryside Seem silage me ——— PES “a Z 7 Los 1 “Te fields LE { pea country road river amt EE B__ Living and working in the countryside In the countryside, people usually live in a small town (e.g. 6,000 people) or village (e.g. 700 people). A farmer lives on a farm and works in the fields. My friend lives in a cottage (small house in a village or out in the countryside). | € Nature and conservation Nature means ‘everything in the natural world’ (= animals, birds, plants, etc.) [love nature, [Nor I love the nature. [like walking in the countryside. [Nor I like walking in the nature, ‘Nature’ is not a place.] When we talk about animals, birds, fish and insects, we can say wildlife. There is wonderful wil in the north of the country. Near the village there is a conservation area (= place where wildlife and nature are protected). In the south of the country, there is a national park (= very big national conservation area). Things to do in the countryside You can take food and You can go walking/ rink and have a picnic. gin the mountains. 82 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) “-39.1 Exercises Cover the left-hand page. How many names of things in the countryside can you remember? 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 Fill the gaps in thse sentences. 1. My brother is a ..farmer........ He lives a farm. 2 It’s not a big houses it’s just a : 3. The farm is near a it has 800 people. 4 20 kilometres from the village there is a small - It has 9,000 people. Match the beginning of the sentences on the left with the ends of the sentences on the right. Draw lines. 1 We went swimming sitting by the river. 2. We went walking in the national park. 3. We went skiing in the lake. The water was warm. 4 We saw some wonderful wildlife along a 5-kilometre path. 5 We had a picnic down the mountain. Describe the typical countryside where you come from. Write four sentences about it. Use these questions to help you. Are there farms? Are there paths where you can walk? Can you go skiing? Can you see wildlife? 1 Are there any woods or forests? 2 Are there any hills or mountains? 3 Are there any lakes or rivers? 4 Are there many villages or small towns? NaH Put the in the sentence if necessary. 1 He loves nature, 2. She wants to live in country. 3 They are interested in wildlife. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 8340 Animals and pets 84 a cow i sheep animal produce baby horse foal cow milk, leather, meat (beef) calf sheep wool, meat (lamb) lamb pig meat (pork, bacon, ham) piglet hen eggs, meat (chicken) chick Wild or zoo animals elephant Pets These animals are often pets. fish tortoise g DPOB oa Parrots and budgies are birds. You take your dog for a walk but you don’t usually take your cat for a walk. parrot English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 Exercises Complete these sentences. 1 A......tartolge..... goes to sleep in winter. 2A has a very long neck. 3 and are birds, 4 and are large cats. 5 n ride a and an 6 swim and fly. 7 You can buy at a butcher's 8 and give us things for breakfast. Match the animal with its meat and with its young animal, Draw lines. animal meat young sheep chicken piglet cow pork lamb hen beef calf pig lamb chick Look at the animals opposite. Which of them ... 1 eat meat? 2. give us things that we wear? 3. produce their babies in eggs? Look at the pictures and complete the crossword. There are 17 different animals in the pictures on the opposite page. Cover the page. How many of these animals can you remember? English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 8586 Travelling Types of transport train (aeroplane car bus Useful travel words <== _ co ! \ Le 2 STOMS J. ia Na \ o) \¢ sae i i one i map timetable customs lugeage passport Can Ihave a single/return (ticket) to Barcelona please? (single = Madrid —> Barcelona; return = Madrid @ Barcelona) I'd like to book/reserve a seat in advance. (to make sure you have a seat) How much is the (train / bus / taxi / air) fare? Was the journey long? [NoT Was the travel long?] By train The train arriving at platform 3 is the 16:50 train to Paris. The Edinburgh train departs/leaves from platform 6. Is there a buffet/restaurant car on this train? Do I have to change trains for Toulouse? (= get off one train and go onto another} By plane You have to check in an hour before the plane takes off (= leaves the ground). I went through customs but nobody checked my passport. [NOT controlled my passport] (See Unit 27.) Give your boarding card to the flight stewards when you get on the plane. Have a good flight. ere The plane landed in New York at 5.30. By car We hired a car for a week. We had to fill it up with petrol. Can I give you a lift? I'm going into town. Unit 14 (Moving) has some more useful words about travelling, English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)4i.t 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 Exercises Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. Draw lines. 1 land a a place to eat on a train 2 fare b bags and suitcases 3. buffet car ¢ it says when trains depart and arrive 4 ship d_ what you must pay when you travel 5 timetable € planes do this at airports 6 platform f it travels on water e.g. the Titanic 7 luggage g where you stand when you are waiting for a train Can you answer these questions about the vocabulary of travel? What is the difference between a single ticket and a return ticket? What does a customs officer do? Does a plane take off at the end of a journey? What do you do with a boarding card? What is the difference between hiring a car and buying a car? If you ask someone for a lift, do you want to go to the top floor? Akers a Here are instructions to get to John’s house from the airport. When you arvive at the singer, take a nmber 10 bus to the railway station, Then take a train to Bigtown. The journey takes half an hor and yov get off the train at the second stop. Take a taxi from the station to John’s house. Now write instructions for someone to get to your house from the airport. Make cards to test yourself, Write the word on one side of the card and a picture (or a definition or translation) on the other side. Look at the pictures (or definitions or translations). Can you remember the English words? Complete the crossword. Across English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 8742 Notices . wn £ No smoking here. You go out here. 1 oO, ad cg, Gs) "—o = Wee. Die ‘There are lots of different signs for public toilets. Se FC Bh Toilets WC Tip: Look for other signs in English. Write down any that you see. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) You go in here,42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 425 Exercises Choose the correct letter. 1 Your sister wants to go to the toilet. 2 You want to buy something. 3. Your father wants to go to the toilet. 4 You want to go out of the shop. Look at each of the notices on the opposite page. Write down a place where you can see each of them. No smoking. — in a restaurant. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 Can you go in now? No 4, How do you open the door - a or b? BQ PUR ar, AY cll oe ‘ele Se Lig Sm" 2 Can you use the i now? 5 How do you open the door - a or b? can%ou park your car here? 6 You haven't got much money. Is this a g00d time to go shopping? Notices often give you information (for example, that a shop is closed) or give you instructions (for example, that smoking is forbidden). Put the notices on the opposite page into two columns ~ Information and Instructions. Where can you find examples of signs in English in your country? English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 8943 | A Food and drink Everyday food Do you want some bread? [Nor Do you want # bread?] In China, most people eat rice. In Italy, pasta is very popular. Many people eat meat or fish almost every day. Popular food / fast food Most young people love hot-dogs, hamburgers and pizzas. Most British people like fish and chips. Fruit and vegetables Vegetables are good for you. Fruit is also good for you. (singular) [Nor fruits] wih, Sx WES carrots beans potatoes tomatoes peas-_ onions garlic mushrooms Fruit : orange grapes strawberries Drinks o Vr C\ ) (_) ra Ss SS tea mineral water Tip: Go to a supermarket. How many drinks and foods have English names on them? Try to learn some of them. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)Exercises 43.1 Complete the sentences. Use words from A and B opposite. Rice is the most important food in Japan. and are very popular in Britain. Chips are made from Most Italian people love Hamburgers are made from , A is a sausage inside a piece of bread. AuauNne 43.2 Pur these words into two lists: fruit and vegetables, as in the example. beans pineapple grapes onions apple carrot garlic pear _ mushrooms fruit vegetables beans 43.3 Write the names of these fruit and vegetables. 1 3 5 4 6 43.4 Here are the names of some drinks with the letters mixed up. What are they? 2 1 cta tea 4 fecofe 2 rebe 5 rituf eciju 3. klim 6 nilemar retaw 43.5 What are your four favourite foods? And your three favourite drinks? Are they good for you? Use a dictionary if the names are not in this unit. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 744 In the kitchen EE A What's in the kitchen? —= 2 B_ Things we use in the kitchen _ cloth washing-up liquid kitchen paper/roll Ee. tea towel frying pan teapot coffee maker Things we use for eating and drinking ems knife glass KO fork ‘spoon mug Where can I find a mug / cloth / some kitchen paper? Can I help with the washing-up / the cooking? Where does this cup / plate / frying pan go? (where do you keep it?) Where shall I put this cup / the milk? saucer Questions in the kitchen 2 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 Exercises Tick (V7) yes or no. use a frying pan to drink out of. v Washing-up liquid makes the dishes clean. The fridge is cold inside. The freezer is not as cold as the fridge. I turn on the tap to get water, A tea towel is for making plates wet Ausene Ask questions for these answers. Use words from the left-hand page. 1 Iv’s in the cupboard. 2 It’s on the cooker. 3 Please put it in the sink, 4 Thanks. You can wash those plates, and I'l dry them What do you need? To make coffee I need ... coffee,..water,..milk,.a, coffee. maker,..a. cup... Spoon. To make tea 1 need To fry an egg I need To eat my food I need ‘Yo drink some water I need ‘To make my dinner in just two minutes I need 1 2 3 4 5 6 Look at the pictures. Answer the questions. 1 What's near the cooker? 2 What's on the cooker? 3 Whar’s on the shelf? 4 What's in the cupboard? English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 9345 Inthe bedroom and bathroom Ee A Bedroom <=> bedside lamp chest of drawers bedside table nightdress/nightie wardrobe EE B_ Bathroom soap SB S LY. toothbrush shower . bath ae toilet EE C Joel's routine Joel goes to bed at 11 o’clock. He goes upstairs to his bedroom. He gets undressed and goes to bed. He reads for a bit. He turns off the light and falls asleep. He wakes up when his alarm clock rings. He gets up. He has a shower, cleans his teeth and gets dressed, He goes downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast. (See Unit 12.) toothpaste a ae 94 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 Exercises Look at the picture and write the words next to the numbers. 1 bed Write down five more things that you need to take with you if you go to stay with a friend for one night. toothbrush Look at the pictures. Describe what the people are doing. 2 Selim and Umit 5 Jaime 3 Mrs Park 6 Lee Write down the words for all the things you have in your bathroom. Use a dictionary to help you, if you need to. Describe your bedroom. Write four or five sentences. Write about your night-time routine. Use the verbs in C opposite. | vsvally go to bed at English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 9%46 inthe living room Ee A Things in the living room CD player / music centre phone picture curtains bookshelf armchair phone _ coffee table carpet chair book Ee B_ Useful prepositions : The sofa is near the window. The coffee table is in the middle of the room. Next to the sofa is a small table. The bookshelf is against the wall. The TV is in the corner. Where's the telephone book? Under the small table. Ee Things we do in the living room Every evening I watch television. Sometimes | listen to the radio or listen to music, - Sometimes I read. ~ ‘4 Sometimes I just relax. (= rest and do nothing) 4 aI I Ee D Things we use " Where is the remote control for the TV? There’s a reading lamp on the desk. Close the curtains and switch the light on; it’s getting dark, Turn the radio off and turn the TV on, please. I want to watch the football. OD I> % English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 Exercises Vrite down the names of ... Somewhere you can put books. a bookshelf Somewhere two/three people can sit. Somewhere you can put down your coffee-cup. Something you can look at on the wall. Something for switching the light on/off. Something for listening to music. Something under your feet. NaureNe Choose (a), (b) or (c). 1 If you want to relax, which is the best? (a) achair (b) an armchair (c) a sofa 2 fit is dark and you want to read, do you .. (a) close the curtains (b) switch on the reading lamp _(c) switch off the light 3. If you want to watch a different TV station, do you . {a} use the remote control (b) use the power point (c) turn off the TV Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions. Look at the picture opposite. the floor there is a carpet. L 2 There is a small table the corner, There is a TV the table. 3 The TV is the door. 4 The bookshelf is the wall. 5 The coffee table is front the sofa. Write about your living room at home. Draw a plan of it first. Describe your furniture (tables, chairs, sofa, etc.). Say where things are (e.g. next to .... in the corner ..., near ..., etc.). What colour are the walls? Are there any pictures on them? What do you do when you are in your living room? Word puzzle. How many names of things in the living room can you find? ten bwo c * 3 7 z mic English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 7doctor Lo hairdresser engineer farmer secretary shop assistant Ee B Job (noun) and work (verb) . What's your job? or What do you do? I'ma waiter. Where do you work? I work ina restaurant. Is it an interesting job? Yes, 1 like it. gE © Workplaces factory Shop school/college I work in a factory / an office ete. I work at/from home. 98 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 Exercises Where do they work? 1 A teacher .....Werks. in. a. School/college/miversity 2 A doctor 3 A waiter 4 A secretary 5 A shop assistant 6 Ahairdresser Match the pictures with the jobs in the box. farmer engineer taxi-driver mechanic nurse secretary Answer the questions for yourself. 1 What do you do? 2 Where do you work? 3 Is it an interesting jol Word puzzle. Fill in the letters. Across Down 1 works on a bus 1_works in a hospital 2. works in a school 2. works in a restaurant 3. writes books 3 works with the doctor English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 9948 at school and university Subjects noun = English mathematics art history geography (maths) a - languages information technical physical chemistry technolo drawing education e music SBR Useful things board noticeboard —_cassette “ar pencil @ 8 Paper clip textbook y — rubber sharpener Se : pen ee board rubber drawing pina. eeorer 7 Rael @ desk video recorder Useful verbs oxP A maths teacher teaches maths, Her students study maths. After school, students do homework. At primary school, children learn to read and write. A university teacher gives a lecture on chemistry and the students take notes. Students can do an (English) course in many colleges and schools. At the end ‘of a course, you often have to take/do an exam. You hope to pass your exams. You don’t want to fail your exams. If you pass your final exams at university, you get a degree. 100 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 Exercises Match the subject on the left with the topic on the right. 1 maths a animals 2 physics b gymnastics 3 history ¢ 2Sy +32x= Siz 4 geography d e=me? 5 physical education © HO 6 English £ the countries of the world 7 chemistry g the 15th century 8 biology h computers 9 information technology i spelling Look at the subjects in A. Which were your favourite subjects? Which did you not like? Look at the picture for 30 seconds. Then cover it. How many of the ten objects can you remember? Write them down in English. a ry rT Which of the things in B opposite have you got in the room where you study English? Write down the words for everything you can see. Choose a verb from C opposite to fill the gaps below. Put the verb in the correct form. John did well at school. He always found it easy to (!)..... learn and he always = his homework. He !*) all his school exams, Now he fa geography at university. He is also a special geology course. He enjoys sitting in lectures, listening to the lecturer and ‘ notes. He will 7 his final exams next year, If he ®. he will » a degree in geography. If he 9 , he will be very sad. He would like to become a geography lecturer, He would like to St! lectures. Choose the ten words from the opposite page which you most want to learn. Write them down in one column on a piece of paper and in a second column put a drawing (or a translation or a definition). Cover the words in the first column and look at the second column, Can you remember the words? English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) tolCommuni Letters letter ——— xX post box mt Don’t forget to put a stamp on the envelope. stamy Don't forget to post the letters. envelope i Telephone and fax phone box answerphone mobile phone (tele)phone Juan makes a lot of phone calls. He phones his girl friend every day. Jill sent me a fax yesterday. What is your phone/fax number? 330718 (= double three oh seven one eight) A typical phone conversation Two three four six five oh, : Hello. It’s Nick here, Can I speak to John, please. I'm sorry, he isn’t here at the moment. Can I take a message? Thanks. Could you just tell him Nick called, Pll call back later, OK. I'll tell him, Goodbye. Bye. i screen keyboard mouse Anne gets a lot of e-mails from New York. computer What is your e-mail address? Mollflanders@cup.cam.ac.uk {= Moll Flanders at C-U-P dot C-A-M dot A-C dot U-K} Tip: If possible, get an example of a letter and an e-mail in Englis useful words or phrases in them. Write down any 102 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 Exercises Have you got any of the things on the opposite page? Make a list. angwerphone What are the names of these things? 3 6 9 Complete this phone conversation. 333091 Hello. ‘! Meena here. Can I! to Amal, please. Tm?) 1 he’s at work the moment. Can I a message? MEENA: It’s all right. P'IL!®) back later. satty: OK, then, Bye, MEENA: Bye. Write down these numbers and addresses then read them aloud. 1 Two telephone or fax numbers that are important to you. 2 Two e-mail addresses that are important to you. Now practise reading aloud the examples in the key at the end of the book. Answer these questions. 1 Which is quickest ~ a phone call, a fax, an e-mail or a letter? a phone call 2 Which is cheapest ~ a phone call, a fax, an e-mail or a letter? 3. Have you sent all of these ~ a letter, a fax and an e-mail ? Have you received all of them? 4 Which is your favourite way of communicating with a friend? 5 Which is your favourite way of business communication? English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 103104 Holidays Holiday (noun) We had a wonderful holiday in Egypt in 1996. Fm not working next week. I'm on holiday Are you going on holiday this summer? Types of holidays ‘We are going on a package holiday to Hong Kong. (everything is included, flights, hotel, etc.) We're going to have a winter holiday this year. (often means skiing / winter sports) I want to go camping this year. (sleep in a tent) P'm going on a walking holiday in the Alps. (usually means walking up mountains) A coach tour is a cheap way to go on holiday. (going in a big, comfortable bus) Transport Are you flying to France from England? No, we're going by ferry. (ship where you can take your car with you) We're going by car / by train / by bus. (See Units 14 and 41.) Don’t forget to take with you ... your passport (if you are going to another country) a visa (a special stamp in your passport to go to some countries) your tickets some traveller's cheques and currency (money of the country you are going to) a camera a phrase book (if it’s a different language) your luggage When you are there ... Send some postcards. Try the local food. Enjoy the nightlife. (discos, clubs, etc.) Try to speak the language. Go to the Tourist Information Office if you have any questions. (or the Tourist Office) English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)50. 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 Exercises Fill the gaps. 1 A: Are you working on Monday? No, Pm holiday. nw : Are you going holiday this ye: &: Yes, I'm going camping. 3 a: Did you have a good in Greece? B: Yes, it was wonderful. 4 A: Are you flying to Italy? &: No I'm going train. These people are talking about their holidays. What type of holiday did they have? 1 Everyching was included, meals, hotels, flights. 2 We were on the same coach for seven days. I was very tired. 3. We walked about 20 kilometres every day. 4 It wasn’t very good. There wasn’t much snow. Put a plus (+) in the boxes for the different ways of travelling. Put one plus (+) for sometimes true, two for very true (++), three for absolutely true! (+++) you can takea very fast usually cheap you seealot you can lot of luggage as you travel relax ferry car flight Write the names of these things you need for a holiday. _ eo (oe) a 4 6 What do we call: 1 Cheques you can use in different countries? ‘ 2A special stamp or paper for your passport to enter a country? av. Fill the gaps in these sentences. 1 Don't forget to send me a. postcard. 2 The is good; the discos are open all night. 3 I didn’t try the food. I had hamburgers every day! 4 Is there a Office here? I want some information. 5 I'd like to go to Estonia for my holiday but I can’t speak the English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 10551 Shops and shopping A Kinds of shops OP » Gel pee toy shop See baker * chemist * newsagent * gift shop * These words are also for people’s jobs. We often add ’s and sa newsagent’s to get a paper. Do you want anything from the butche1 I'm going to the > Department store A department store is a large shop which sells a lot of different things — clothes, cosmetics, toys and so on, et Ie Wt LOUIE LOU? food, sports ladieswear electrical goods, ‘equipment furniture our fLovit ssecuw ALOR + ourer Loon cosmetics, shoes, childrenswear, restaurant stationery menswear, toys (cosmetics = beauty products; stationery = pens, pencils, paper, etc.) Going shopping You buy something from a shop assistant. You pay for it at the cash desk / till. You get a receipt. Useful phrases Can T help you? How much does this cost? Can I pay by cheque / credit card? No, cash only. Sorry, I only have a £20 note; I don’t have any change (coins) Can I try it on? Have you gor a bigger / smaller size /a different colour? _cheque book Would you like a (carrier) bag? : credit card 106 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)Exercises Match the item with the shop. toy shop butcher’sbaker’s gift shop _chemist’s._newsagent’s 1 = aspirin : sos See vy — sausages souvenir T-shirt 2 4 Sx ; 12} postcards bread beach ball coal Where do you need to go? Lwant to get a newspaper. The newsagent Your hair is too long. I need some stamps. We must get Jim a present. Pd like to buy a book. I want to buy everything in one shop. Aun 51.3 Look at the department store plan in B. Which floor will you go to if you want to buy: 1 an armchair? 5a skirt? 9 atic? 2 lipstick? 6 some tennis balls? 10 a TV? 3. a cup of tea? 7 a pair of boots? 11 pens? 4 apacket of tea? 8 some baby clothes? 12a doll? Write the words for these definitions. 1 a person who sells things in a shop chop ascictant 2 money not a cheque or credit card 3. a person who cuts hair 4 ‘plastic money’ 5 a floor lower than the ground floor Now write definitions in English for: 6 a£5 note 8 a receipt 7 the first floor 9 a cash desk $51.5) Make alist of 1 the shops in a street near you. 2 the departments there are in your favourite department store. 51.6 Fill the gaps in the dialogue. CUSTOMER: How much does this shirt > SHOP ASSISTANT: £25. CUSTOMER: Til take it, please. Can I by credit card? SHOP ASSISTANT: Certainly. Pll put your receipt in the English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 10752 In a hotel EE A At reception form 108 bathroom es kettle hair dryer Do you have a single room (= for one person) a double room (= for two people)? How much is a single room with a bathroom? Thave a reservation. (= I booked a room) My name is ‘The receptionist may say: Your room is on the first floor. The lift is over there. Here is your key. Would you like some help with your luggage? Can you fill in this form, please? Sign here, please. (= write your name) Please, check your bill. (= make sure it is correct) When you leave you say, Can T check out, plea: Can I have the bill, please? Using the telephone How do I get an outside line? (You want to phone someone who is not in the hotel.) Whar is the code for Korea / Poland, etc.? Can I have breakfast in my room, please? Can I have a morning call, please? At 6.30. (You want to wake up at 6.30.) What time is breakfast/lunch/dinner? Changing money You can often change money in a big hotel. Here are some useful phrases. Can I (ex)change some money, please? Can I change some dollars into pounds, please? How many yen to the pound at the moment? (yen = Japanese currency) Can I cash a traveller's cheque? English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)Exercises 52.1 Look at the pictures and complete the dialogue with words from the opposite page. cuENT: Can T have a @e {" room for tonight, please? RECEPTIONIST: Would you like a room with a MIPS! ? CENT: Yes, please. And with a op ” + please. = RECEPTIONIST: All our rooms have a TV, a @G ” and a . gt 8 . Lean give you room 25. It has a view of Sn S ag ° = 6 ere is your & he OSE, Here is your GP The alk " is over there. It’s on the second floor. 52.2 Match what you want on the left with what you need on the right. You want: You need: 1 to have a cup of tea in your room a the lift 2 to go to the top floor b an outside line 3. to open your door © a shower 4 to get up at 6 a.m. d akertle 5 to phone your country e ahair dryer 6 to watch the news f a morning call 7 to wash your hair gaTV 8 to dry your hair h akey 52.3 Do you know? 1 How much does a hotel room cost in the capital of your country? 2 What is the code for Britain if you phone from your country? 3 How many US dollars are there to your own currency at the moment? 4 How much of your own currency is there to the pound? 5 Why are traveller's cheques useful when you are travelling? 52.4 You are on holiday in London with two other people. You want rooms for one night. Write a dialogue. 52.5 Write down six questions that you can ask in a hotel beginning: Can I . English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 10953 Eating out Ee A Places where you can eat café: you can have a cup of tea/coffee and a snack there (= something small to eat like a sandwich or a cake). They sometimes serve meals there too. restaurant: you go there for a full meals more expensive than a café. bar/pub: bars and pubs serve alcohol and soft drinks (= non-alcoholic drinks like fruit juice and lemonade); you can usually have a meal or a snack there too. sandwich bar: a place that serves lots of different kinds of sandwiches. People usually buy sandwiches and take them to eat in a different place, at work or in the park. fast food restaurant: you can get a quick hot meal there, for example burger and chips. self-service restaurant/café: you take what you want, pay for it and carry it to your table, B_ Ina restaurant — ei + Tomato soup + Roast beef, green Ice-cream { peas, carrots and _ roast potatoes ro + Melon SSP 2 Strawberries and | + Chicken salad cream | I_S Mai re | + Orange juice + Steak, mashed | potatoes and mixed + Fruit salad i vegetables | oo | «Fish, chips ond» Chocolate gateau | | beans q * Cheese, ham or plain omelette Ordering food warren: Are you ready to order? CUSTOMER: Yes, I’d like tomato soup and steak, please warren: Would you like the steak with chips or new potatoes? And how would you like your steak ~ rare, medium or well-done? customer: Well-done, please. And with chips waiter: And what would you like to drink? (later) WAITER: Is everything all right? customer: Thank you, it’s very nice. 110 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)53. 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 Exercises Which of the places in A opposite would you go to if you want to buy something in the morning to eat at lunch-time at work? a sandwich bar want a romantic dinner for two? have three small children with you? arrive half an hour early to meet a friend? are very thirsty? wens Do you have all the places in A in your country? Write down all the places you have. Give an example of an eating place of this type. fast food restavrant — McDonalal’s Look at the menu on the opposite page. 1 What would you eat from the menu opposite? 2 What would a vegetarian eat? (Vegetarians don’t cat meat.) Choose one of the words in the box which can go with cach of the words in each group. steak omelette potatoes gateau soup. salad You can have tomato / vegetable / chicken ......$@¥P....... t0 start. Would you like a cheese / ham / plain ? Til have the chicken / ham / fruit 7 Pd like some roast / mashed / new Can I have the chocolate / strawberry / apricot » please. Do you like your well-done / medium / rare? DURWNe ‘There are some mistakes in this dialogue. Correct the mistakes. WAITER: Are you ready for order? CUSTOMER: Yes. I like vegetable soup and steak, please. warTeR: What would you like your steak? Rare, medium or done good? cusToMER: Rare, please. warren: What you would like to drink? CUSTOMER: A orange juice, please. Cover the page opposite and write down all the words you can remember. ‘Then look at the page again and write down any words you forgot. Tip: Sometimes restaurants in other countries have English menus for tourists. Look at one of these, Write down any useful words you find. Englsh Vocabulary in Use (elementary) nt| ‘A Ball games We play all these sports. I play rugby. Do you play baseball? S — football (soccer) American — pasketball football G , okSer<'87'B volleyball : baseball : cricket EEE table tennis tennis Other popular sports motor racing running sailing skiing judo/karate horse racing We use go or do with most of these sports. I go running. He does canoeing. We use do only with judo and karate, She does judo. I do karate. Asking questions about sports Do you do any sports? Yes, I go swimming/running/sailing/canoeing, Do you play football/tennis/badminton? What's your favourite sport? I like motor racing best. (See Unit 4.) Where we do sports We play tennis/badminton/volleyball/basketball on a tennis/badminton/volleyball/basketball court. We play football/cricket/rugby on a football/cricke/rugby field or pitch, We swim in a swimming pool. 12 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)Exercises 54.1 Cover the left-hand page and try to remember the names of these sports. ool 54.2 wv * 54.3 Ask questions for these answers. 1 What's. your. favourite. sport?. like running best. 2 Do you Yes, but not so er, only American football. 3 ? No, I don’t do any at all. I prefer watching TV. 4 Do you ? Yes. I go to the swimming pool every Friday. 54.4 Write the names of the sports you have done. Which ones do you like? Which do you not like? Which ones would you like to do? Tip: Make a page in your vocabulary book for ‘sports’. Look at the sports pages of an English language newspaper. Write down the names of sports you do not know. Look them up in a dictionary. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 11355 Cinema 114 a cartoon an action a science a love story / fiction a romantic film a comedy Do you like westerns? No, [ like science fiction films best. The best action film I’ve seen was Goldfinger with James Bond. If I see a horror film, I can’t sleep. People in films Zelda Glitzberg is a film star. She lives in Hollywood She is in the new James Bond film. Sean Connery played James Bond in From Russia with Love. I like films by Italian directors. Watching films Do you go to the cinema often? Yes, I go every week. No, I wateh videos at home. ‘What's on at the cinema this week? I's a comedy called Airplane. Have you seen The English Patient? Yes I saw it on TV. Did you like Dirty Harry? Yes, I loved it / enjoyed it. No, it was boring. (= makes you want to fall asleep) English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)55.2 55.4 55.5 55.6 Exercises What types of films are these? Some cowboys rob a train. western A flying saucer lands from Mars. A dead person comes back to life. James Bond saves the world. Mickey Mouse goes on a picnic. A man falls in love with his teacher. A dead body is found in the river. There are lots of songs and dancing. BU AKRERE Word puzzle. How many words for other types of films can you make with the letters of ROMANTIC? ce IM " People who go out and get the news English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 Exercises Fill the gaps in these sentences. ‘The news ...i¢ ‘on Channel 3 at nine o'clock every night. Ten million people watch this every week, It’s very popular. ‘There was a about traffic problems in cities on TV last night. Isawa programme about birds in Antarctica. My sister is 13; she reads magazines every week. She likes the love stories. 6 With my computer I can get the sports news on the Most young children don’t read newspapers, they prefer whUNe st Match the left-hand column with the right-hand column, Draw lines. 1 Talking about family problems a International news 2 Film of elephants in Africa b Sports programme 3. Football cup final ¢ Soap opera 4 Reports from all over the world Nature programme 5 Maria decides not to marry Philip e Talk show ‘What can we find in these magazines? Match the left-hand column with the right-hand column. Draw lines. 1 acomputer magazine a articles about health 2a women’s magazine b pictures of pop music stars 3 a news magazine © news about the Internet 4 a teenage magazine d interviews with politicians What do you call ... 1 a person who goes out and gets stories for newspapers? A reporter 2 a person who writes articles in newspapers and magazines? 3. a newspaper you can buy every day after about 5 p.m.? 4 a magazine that children read, with cartoon pictures? 5 a programme on TV about animals, birds, etc? Answer these questions for yourself. Do you read a morning or an evening newspaper? How many TV channels do you have? Is satellite TV popular in your country? How many hours of TV do you warch every day? What are your favourite kinds of TV programmes? wawne Write a paragraph about the media in your country. Use words from the opposite page. English Vocabulory in Use (elementary) 12059 Everyday problems HE * At home The TV isn’t working. Can you repair it? > yy The washing machine is broken. We need to mend it. The plants are dying. Did you forget to water them? eo ‘ Ge The room is untidy. We must tidy it. ES Pye lost my keys. Will you help me look for them? , You've cut your finger. You should put on a plaster. You've had a row © with a friend, Will you apologise? (= say ‘I'm sorry’.) At work Her computer crashed. The coffee machine wasn’t working. Tip: When you need to make a list of things to do, make it in English, e.g. Mend my bike Water the plants Tidy my desk. 122 English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 Exercises Look at the pictures. What is the problem? sam_..The. coffee. machine. jen. working. Sarah Maria Tommy Tina Ross Delia Kim eUanRwRE Write down three nouns that can go with these words: 1 broken ..window/cvp/glass. 4 late for 2 cut Sa that isn’t working 3 untidy 6 too much Put the problems in two groups, serious or not serious. 1 a TV that doesn’t work 8 a broken washing machine 2. dying plants 9 an untidy bedroom 3. acut finger 10 a row witha friend 4 being late for work 11 a computer crash 5 acolleague in a bad mood 12 lost keys 6 a photocopier that is out-of-order 13 too much work 7 a coffee machine that isn’t working Look at Carla’s problems in B. What could she do? She was late for work — get a new alarm clock. Can you think of three everyday problems that you, or people you know, have had recently? Write them down in English. Use a dictionary if you need one. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 12360 Global problems = 124 Natural disasters There was a hurricane / snowstorm / forest fire there last year. hurricane = when there is a very strong wind snowstorm = when there is a lot of snow and wind at the same time forest fire = when it is very dry and trees catch fire San Francisco has had a lot of earthquakes The river often floods after heavy rain. (= when there is too much water) Man-made problems ‘There are too many people in some places. Cities are too crowded. Many people are: poor = they do not have enough money hungry = they do not have enough food homeless = they do not have a place to live unemployed = they do not have a job ‘There is a lot of pollution in many cities, (= when the ait, water or earth is dirty and bad for people, plants and animals) ‘The air pollution is very bad today. The river is polluted and a lot of fish have died. The American War of Independence lasted eight years. (= fighting between two or more countries or nationalities) The traffic jams in the city are terrible in the rush hour. (= times when everyone is going, to work) He had a car crash on the way to work. There’s a teachers’ strike today. (= when they will not work) The bus drivers are on strike. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary)60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 Exercises What problems can you see in the pictures? se wi more P| Ge) Write down the natural disasters in A and the names of places they have happened. hurricane. — Florida Write down all the problems in B that you have in your country and the places where you have them. poor people — small villages Put all the words on the opposite page into groups in any way that seems appropriate to you. You may use as many groups as you wish. hurricane, snowstorm, flood — problems because of the weather Fill the gaps with a word from the opposite page. 1 Cars make air .......pellvtion worse in towns. Their wages were very low so the workers went on 3. My great-grandfather died in the First World : 4 Jack had a last year but fortunately no-one was hurt, 5 Japan often has and Siberia often has 6 When people are , they sometimes have to sleep on the streets Tip: Try to listen to or watch the news in English every day. English Vocabulary in Use (elementary) 125